W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 15
FA C T BO O K / D O I N G B U S I N E S S I N M A I N E
Household demographics, by county
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2012–2016
S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Average
household size
Married
couple
One
parent
With children
under 18 TOTAL
Adults
living alone
65 and
over
TOTAL
HOUSEHOLDS
Androscoggin 2.33 45.9% 15.7% 28.1% 61.5% 30.1% 0.8% 44,747
Aroostook 2.25 50.9% 12.6% 23.6% 63.5% 31.8% 0.5% 29,852
Cumberland 2.37 47.8% 13.5% 27.4% 61.3% 29.4% 0.8% 117,871
Franklin 2.49 51.2% 11.8% 24.9% 63.1% 28.6% 1.0% 11,684
Hancock 2.23 51.3% 10.7% 23.2% 62.0% 30.9% 1.2% 23,748
Kennebec 2.31 46.8% 15.3% 25.6% 62.1% 29.6% 0.9% 50,829
Knox 2.29 48.7% 14.1% 21.7% 62.8% 31.7% 1.0% 16,813
Lincoln 2.23 51.0% 13.4% 21.4% 64.4% 28.9% 1.3% 15,021
Oxford 2.73 49.3% 15.2% 23.7% 64.5% 29.2% 1.3% 20,723
Penobscot 2.37 47.6% 14.3% 25.7% 61.9% 28.6% 1.0% 61,787
Piscataquis 2.21 46.9% 14.9% 22.4% 61.8% 30.4% 1.1% 7,572
Sagadahoc 2.23 50.2% 12.6% 23.5% 62.9% 30.1% 0.5% 15,613
Somerset 2.37 49.0% 15.5% 26.2% 64.5% 28.3% 1.1% 21,376
Waldo 2.28 49.9% 13.4% 25.6% 63.3% 28.6% 1.5% 16,820
Washington 2.20 47.5% 15.1% 24.6% 62.7% 31.5% 1.3% 14,065
York 2.39 51.5% 13.4% 26.2% 64.8% 27.2% 1.0% 82,588
MAINE 2.35 48.8% 13.9% 25.7% 62.7% 29.3% 12.4% 551,109
U.S. 2.64 48.2% 17.7% 31.6% 65.9% 27.7% 10.4% 117,716,237
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